From: Antonio Ospite <ospite@studenti.unina.it>
To: linux-input@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Antonio Ospite <ospite@studenti.unina.it>,
Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Input: joystick - refer to /dev/input/js0 in documentation
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 09:57:14 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1387184235-20169-2-git-send-email-ospite@studenti.unina.it> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1387184235-20169-1-git-send-email-ospite@studenti.unina.it>
Nowadays the joystick device nodes are created under /dev/input, reflect
this in the documentation in order to make copy and paste easier for
users.
Signed-off-by: Antonio Ospite <ospite@studenti.unina.it>
---
Documentation/input/joystick-api.txt | 2 +-
Documentation/input/joystick.txt | 8 ++++----
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/input/joystick-api.txt b/Documentation/input/joystick-api.txt
index c507330..f95f648 100644
--- a/Documentation/input/joystick-api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/input/joystick-api.txt
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ joystick.
By default, the device is opened in blocking mode.
- int fd = open ("/dev/js0", O_RDONLY);
+ int fd = open ("/dev/input/js0", O_RDONLY);
2. Event Reading
diff --git a/Documentation/input/joystick.txt b/Documentation/input/joystick.txt
index 304262b..8d027dc 100644
--- a/Documentation/input/joystick.txt
+++ b/Documentation/input/joystick.txt
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ your needs:
For testing the joystick driver functionality, there is the jstest
program in the utilities package. You run it by typing:
- jstest /dev/js0
+ jstest /dev/input/js0
And it should show a line with the joystick values, which update as you
move the stick, and press its buttons. The axes should all be zero when the
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ joystick should be autocalibrated by the driver automagically. However, with
some analog joysticks, that either do not use linear resistors, or if you
want better precision, you can use the jscal program
- jscal -c /dev/js0
+ jscal -c /dev/input/js0
included in the joystick package to set better correction coefficients than
what the driver would choose itself.
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ what the driver would choose itself.
calibration using the jstest command, and if you do, you then can save the
correction coefficients into a file
- jscal -p /dev/js0 > /etc/joystick.cal
+ jscal -p /dev/input/js0 > /etc/joystick.cal
And add a line to your rc script executing that file
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ interface, and "old" for the "0.x" interface. You run it by typing:
5. FAQ
~~~~~~
-Q: Running 'jstest /dev/js0' results in "File not found" error. What's the
+Q: Running 'jstest /dev/input/js0' results in "File not found" error. What's the
cause?
A: The device files don't exist. Create them (see section 2.2).
--
1.8.5.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-12-16 8:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-12-16 8:57 [PATCH 0/2] Input: joystick - documentation fixes Antonio Ospite
2013-12-16 8:57 ` Antonio Ospite [this message]
2013-12-16 8:57 ` [PATCH 2/2] Input: joystick - use sizeof(VARIABLE) in documentation Antonio Ospite
2013-12-16 9:51 ` Dmitry Torokhov
2013-12-16 10:06 ` Antonio Ospite
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